THQ Inc. Outsources E-commerce Operations to Digital River; New Site Supports Sales for Leading Gaming Software Titles

Business Wire,  August 1, 2001  

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MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 1, 2001

Digital River, Inc. (Nasdaq:DRIV), a leading global e-commerce outsource provider, today announced that it has signed an agreement to build, manage and host e-commerce operations for THQ Inc. (Nasdaq:THQI), a developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment software worldwide for a variety of hardware platforms. As part of the agreement, Digital River is also providing transaction management, physical product fulfillment and 24X7 customer service for THQ's recently launched e-commerce site, located at http://www.thq.com.

"Digital River continues to sign clients in the software industry and gain critical mass," said Jay Kerutis, Digital River's president of Software and Digital Commerce Services. "We are very pleased to work with THQ. They are recognized as a top publisher in the gaming industry."

THQ's site features its popular gaming software titles, including GT Advance, NASCAR(R) 2000, Rugrats(TM): Time Travelers, WWF(R) Royal Rumble(R), Red Faction, and MX(TM) 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael.

"By outsourcing our e-commerce operations to Digital River, we are able to keep our efforts focused on software product development," said Rob Riley, director of customer service and online at THQ. "We chose to outsource our e-commerce operations to Digital River because of its proven track record, leading e-commerce system and solid financial performance. In this economy, it was important for us to have a dependable and reliable partner that can take our business into the future."

About THQ

THQ Inc. develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment software worldwide for a variety of hardware platforms including PC CD-ROM, wireless devices and those manufactured by Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo. The THQ Web site is located at www.thq.com.

About Digital River

Founded in 1994, Digital River is a leading global e-commerce outsource provider, offering more than 8,000 companies complete e-commerce systems and services. The company's world-class infrastructure and professional services are proven to grow businesses quickly and profitably while reducing risk. Digital River's commerce services include e-commerce strategy, site development and hosting, order and transaction management, system integration, product fulfillment and returns, e-marketing and customer service. Digital River's clients include Symantec, Fujitsu, 3M, Siemens, Nabisco, Polaris, Novell, Autodesk, SONICblue and Adaptec. For more details about Digital River, visit the corporate Web site at www.digitalriver.com or call 952-253-1234.

Digital River is a registered trademark of Digital River, Inc. All other company and product names are trademarks, registrations or copyrights of their respective owners.

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